Charles Pachter (eBook)

Canada's Artist

Leonard Wise (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
192 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3876-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Charles Pachter, one of Canada’s most celebrated artists, is the creator of such iconic works as Queen on Moose and The Painted Flag. This new work, with its intimate anecdotes and captivating photos and art, showcases the life and work of a man who has helped to redefine Canadian art.

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An Officer of the Order of Canada, Chevalier of France's Order of Arts and Letters, and recipient of the Order of Ontario, painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author, Charles Pachter is one of Canada's best-loved and most celebrated artists.Pachter is an artist with an astonishing range. His work is witty, thoughtful, moving, and personal. Many works, like Queen on Moose, The Painted Flag, and Hockey Knights in Canada, have achieved a remarkable level of recognition, becoming famous across the country - indeed, around the world. His collaboration with Margaret Atwood on The Journals of Susanna Moodie has been called "e;truly the most magnificent book ever to be published in Canada."e;Charles Pachter: Canada's Artist is a celebration of the life and work - the struggles and triumphs - of a man who has helped to redefine Canadian art. Pachter's promotion of Canada and its culture has left a lasting legacy - one that he continues to build on.

Autor

Leonard Wise is a lawyer with a parallel career as a television performer, food critic, and screenwriter. He is the author of seven books, including the bestselling Toronto Street Names. He lives in Toronto.

Inhalt

Foreword by Tom Smart
Appreciation by Margaret Atwood
Introduction
Prologue: London, August 2016
Chapter 1: Childhood
Chapter 2: Lessons Learned
Chapter 3: Blossoming Out
Chapter 4: Camp White Pine
Chapter 5: University of Toronto
Chapter 6: A Difference Journey
Chapter 7: Graduate Studies
Chapter 8: A New Start
Chapter 9: Canada Rediscovered
Chapter 10: The Loft Years
Chapter 11: Home on the Grange
Chapter 12: The Journals of Susanna Moodie
Chapter 13: The Painted Flag
Chapter 14: Recession and Comeback
Chapter 15: The Baron of Beverley
Chapter 16: L’artiste et la France
Chapter 17: Miami Beach Chronicles
Chapter 18: The Moose Factory
Chapter 19: The Queen and I
Chapter 20: From Lake to Town
Epilogue
Chronology
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.6.2017
• Einführung: Margaret Atwood
• Vorwort: Tom Smart
• Zusatzinfo: chronology
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: contemporary artist • Don Tapscott • maple leaf flag • Margaret Atwood • Moose • Moses Znaimer • Queen • streetcar
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-3876-4 / 1459738764
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-3876-8 / 9781459738768